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as lenore romney's 1970 campaign is a painful time for peterson while she got lenore romney had many kids come she felt that romney's campaign was doomed from the start and try to convince her not to run. she felt mrs. romulus running only because import now politicians including your house and wanted her to make the race and that would become the nutley clears the the campaign went on. she also did not wonder for them to feel as you -- he had during her own sacrificial camp in six years before. but once lenore was committed, peterson tried to be supportive, taking time off from time in washington to campaign for her. on election night, peterson owned and secular versus invert another note later on. lenore responded with gratitude, it helps to know there's others who give their all because some things needs a terribly much. the political highs and lows that peterson shared with the romney is a decade later all the more painful. the romney's have become opponents of equal rights amendment argued that ratification of the amendment would lead to marriage is in the further disillusionmen
as lenore romney's 1970 campaign is a painful time for peterson while she got lenore romney had many kids come she felt that romney's campaign was doomed from the start and try to convince her not to run. she felt mrs. romulus running only because import now politicians including your house and wanted her to make the race and that would become the nutley clears the the campaign went on. she also did not wonder for them to feel as you -- he had during her own sacrificial camp in six years...
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as leonore romney's 1970 campaign it was a painful time for peterson while she thought leonore romney had many gifts she felt mrs. romney's campaign was doomed from the start and tried to convince her not to run. she felt mrs. romney is running only because male politicians including her husband wanted her to make the race and that would become abundantly clear is the as the campaign went on. i think she did not want her friend to feel is degraded she had during her sacrificial lamb campaign six years before. once leonore romney was committed peterson tried to be supportive, taking time off from her job in washington to campaign for her. on election night peterson phoned, she sent yellow roses and wrote another note later on. leonore was responding with gratitude. it helps know there to know there are others who give their all because some things mean so terribly much. the political highs and lows of peterson and shared with the romney's made their political separation a decade later all the more painful. the romney's have become local opponents of equal rights amendment and argued ra
as leonore romney's 1970 campaign it was a painful time for peterson while she thought leonore romney had many gifts she felt mrs. romney's campaign was doomed from the start and tried to convince her not to run. she felt mrs. romney is running only because male politicians including her husband wanted her to make the race and that would become abundantly clear is the as the campaign went on. i think she did not want her friend to feel is degraded she had during her sacrificial lamb campaign...
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when george romney ran for governor peterson was assigned the job of managing leonore romney's appearances. she wrote in her memoir that she did not accept the assignment quote with a great deal of joy and she thought her own credentials quote rated more than another shepherding the wife of a candidate. elly peterson lived by my mother's maxim of if you can't say anything nice don't say anything and so by her standards, the statements were expressions of true annoyance. she developed a great deal of respect in a close friendship with leonore romney particularly after mrs. romney welby lancing press corps at a press conference that she pretty much set up for her at the start of the campaign. peterson traveled all over the state with mrs. romney in that 1962 campaign and meg been a teenager can't beat them. local women peterson recalled handle of the details of leonore romney strips raising money by selling everything that was sellable. mitt recalled was a bit of foresight i think, quote was in seventh heaven doing the selling. in her memoir peterson described how george romney's strong reli
when george romney ran for governor peterson was assigned the job of managing leonore romney's appearances. she wrote in her memoir that she did not accept the assignment quote with a great deal of joy and she thought her own credentials quote rated more than another shepherding the wife of a candidate. elly peterson lived by my mother's maxim of if you can't say anything nice don't say anything and so by her standards, the statements were expressions of true annoyance. she developed a great...
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a george romney. yeah. again. yeah. so, i mean, i think that part of the reason he didn't identify strongly as a republican, you know earlier in his adult life is because his father was sort of, you know, chased out of the party. not not totally, but george romney was a liberal republican in sort of the last days of the liberal republican wing existing right. he was a big advocate for civil rights in the 1960s. he marched with civil rights activists as governor of michigan. when he ran for president, he refused to condemn the race. rioters in detroit, even though, you know, a lot of his white constituents wanted him to and instead gave a televised address saying that we need to look at the root causes of this unrest and the inequality that that black americans are suffering from. and so mitt grew up watching his dad represent this this strand of republicanism and then gradually become more and more isolated in his party as barry goldwater won the nomination and conservatives took over the party and his own you know, his
a george romney. yeah. again. yeah. so, i mean, i think that part of the reason he didn't identify strongly as a republican, you know earlier in his adult life is because his father was sort of, you know, chased out of the party. not not totally, but george romney was a liberal republican in sort of the last days of the liberal republican wing existing right. he was a big advocate for civil rights in the 1960s. he marched with civil rights activists as governor of michigan. when he ran for...
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the loss of shame and celebration of greed mitt -- george romney son never turn down the raise. that is a cultural change so they get tens of millions or should you?. >> that is interesting legislation and not just for those usual suspects but under bill clinton with those measures the you describe as well-intentioned i am not sure i agree. [laughter] but those specific aspects are fascinating. there is so much good stuff you have to read the whole thing. the talk about the stock options and what happened with the argument of the tax reform bill. >> win bush went to japan japan, as election coverage coverage, he will with a lot of american ceos and instead of trying to make more trade is a difference between the japanese ceos. american ceos at that time were 175 so that they would make this a campaign and he said we will clamp down on the excess co pay anything over a million dollars is not tax deductible. so clinton in got elected and bin business groups started to lobby him and said if the pay is connected with performance then this is america. id tax incentives and performanc
the loss of shame and celebration of greed mitt -- george romney son never turn down the raise. that is a cultural change so they get tens of millions or should you?. >> that is interesting legislation and not just for those usual suspects but under bill clinton with those measures the you describe as well-intentioned i am not sure i agree. [laughter] but those specific aspects are fascinating. there is so much good stuff you have to read the whole thing. the talk about the stock options...
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a george romney. yeah. again. yeah. so, i mean, i think that part of the reason he didn't identify strongly as a republican, you know earlier in his adult life is because his father was sort of, you know, chased out of the party. not not totally, but george romney was a liberal republican in sort of the last days of the liberal republican wing existing right. he was a big advocate for civil rights in the 1960s. he marched with civil rights activists as governor of michigan. when he ran for president, he refused to condemn the race. rioters in detroit, even though, you know, a lot of his white constituents wanted him to and instead gave a televised address saying that we need to look at the root causes of this unrest and the inequality that that black americans are suffering from. and so mitt grew up watching his dad represent this this strand of republicanism and then gradually become more and more isolated in his party as barry goldwater won the nomination and conservatives took over the party and his own you know, his
a george romney. yeah. again. yeah. so, i mean, i think that part of the reason he didn't identify strongly as a republican, you know earlier in his adult life is because his father was sort of, you know, chased out of the party. not not totally, but george romney was a liberal republican in sort of the last days of the liberal republican wing existing right. he was a big advocate for civil rights in the 1960s. he marched with civil rights activists as governor of michigan. when he ran for...
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explored mitt romney's background. but i've seen virtually no mention of the fact his mother also sought statewide office, running against phil hart for the u.s. senate sheet from michigan six years after elly peterson did. having had two parents who ran for statewide office is a distinction that i believe candidate mitt romney and his brother scott may share only with the carnahans of missouri. george romney first came on the political scene after elly peterson had gone to work for the michigan republican party. she recalled that she first met him during the michigan constitutional convention that marked its 50th anniversary this year. peterson got to know lenore romney when the two of them began making appearances in small towns around the state speaking in the support of the constitutional revisions. when george romney ran for governor, peterson was assigned the job of managing lenore romney's appearances. she wrote in her memoir that she did not accept the assignment, quote, with a great deal of joy, and that she t
explored mitt romney's background. but i've seen virtually no mention of the fact his mother also sought statewide office, running against phil hart for the u.s. senate sheet from michigan six years after elly peterson did. having had two parents who ran for statewide office is a distinction that i believe candidate mitt romney and his brother scott may share only with the carnahans of missouri. george romney first came on the political scene after elly peterson had gone to work for the...
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he writes, mitt romney is a rich man, is mitt romney's character formed by his wealth? is romney a spoiled character? has he been corrupted by ease and luxury? his column answers that. i will ask you from your reporting to answer that question. >> right. susan, i read that column before going on the air and liked it not just because he mentioned our book, but because he really understood the point we were trying to make. there is a chapter in the book, i think is interesting because i got to do some research on the romney family history. and this goes back four generations, you might ask, why is this biography of mitt romney going back that far in history? it's a really intriguing compelling tale about the history of mormonism is the history of the romney family and part of mexico. it is basically to summarize briefly, mitt's great, great grandfather came from liverpool, england and settled in illinois, the heart of mormonism in this country and the mormons were kicked out, this ancestor stayed behind to finish the temple, had to flee and the family went to the state of
he writes, mitt romney is a rich man, is mitt romney's character formed by his wealth? is romney a spoiled character? has he been corrupted by ease and luxury? his column answers that. i will ask you from your reporting to answer that question. >> right. susan, i read that column before going on the air and liked it not just because he mentioned our book, but because he really understood the point we were trying to make. there is a chapter in the book, i think is interesting because i got...
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romney for some time now. before he was a pariah in the party when he was a candidate to the characteristics you thought you wanted to explore. >> i have covered him for more than 10 years before he approached him about writing this book. and as a presidential candidate he was not that interesting. [laughter] high covered his campaign. i covered hundreds of events. he gave the same stump speech word for word four times a day every day for a year. i got to the point i was having dreams about it. i could recite everyry word. he was very cautious, very confident, very disciplined that is what his public persona was. and i remember early in that campaign in 2012 talking to another reporter about how it's really difficult to cover mitt romney in an interesting way. the reporter said i don't think that is my theory he does not have a lot going on beneath the surface. i didn't know i said maybe that's true. internally than he let on. but i think what was so interesting about getting to do this book was that he really
romney for some time now. before he was a pariah in the party when he was a candidate to the characteristics you thought you wanted to explore. >> i have covered him for more than 10 years before he approached him about writing this book. and as a presidential candidate he was not that interesting. [laughter] high covered his campaign. i covered hundreds of events. he gave the same stump speech word for word four times a day every day for a year. i got to the point i was having dreams...
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>> i will start with the romney's. just like mitt romney wanted to do everything his dad did his son tag want to do everything that his dad met did. all five of his boys went to byu because he and his mom went to byu. tag lived in the same apartment that they stated when they were at byu. he got the same degrees. he works in the same business as venture capitalist. he wants to follow him into politics. the hard part is that running as a romney massachusetts is a rough go right now. his dad won the governorship but wasn't popular at the end. the presidential race didn't help that in that state so tagg doesn't really have a great place to run yet. in utah there is josh romney one of his other sons who wants to be involved in politics and right now josh romney runs his own real estate company buddies getting involved in issues like the homeless shelter in salt lake city. he backed the congressional candidates who won the state. he's often talked about as a candidate. the problem is the romney family as an ethos that you h
>> i will start with the romney's. just like mitt romney wanted to do everything his dad did his son tag want to do everything that his dad met did. all five of his boys went to byu because he and his mom went to byu. tag lived in the same apartment that they stated when they were at byu. he got the same degrees. he works in the same business as venture capitalist. he wants to follow him into politics. the hard part is that running as a romney massachusetts is a rough go right now. his...
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[inaudible question] is any chance mitt romney is expelled? >> i was surprised and disappointed but we have much work to do for the american people and i think senator romney has been largely supportive of most everything we try to accomplish. [inaudible question] i am sure you are paying close attention. that's what we've been talking about the last three weeks. >> obviously you and chuck schumer had a lot of disagreements about how the trial should go. how would you characterize your relationship with the minority leader coming out of this? >> i think the relationship is fine. but adopting the rules did not serve his purpose. let's go back to what he was trying to achieve. we had a discussion before we began the trial. he wanted to guarantee at least some number of witnesses before we started. i felt that our best interest in the best interest of the country was served by listening to the argument and going through the questioning. before we got to the question of witnesses because we might or might not include at that point that we needed a
[inaudible question] is any chance mitt romney is expelled? >> i was surprised and disappointed but we have much work to do for the american people and i think senator romney has been largely supportive of most everything we try to accomplish. [inaudible question] i am sure you are paying close attention. that's what we've been talking about the last three weeks. >> obviously you and chuck schumer had a lot of disagreements about how the trial should go. how would you characterize...
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one of them today said he would vote to convict the president on abuse of power, mitt romney did. why is it okay for the president to ask another foreign country to investigate a political rival? >> i've been responding to you for years, and you know that what i'm here to talk about today is the political impact of this. we have completed it. we listened to the arguments. we voted. it's in the rearview mirror, and i think what's appropriate that is to come were all began, for political reasons, the political impact of it. and i think it's pretty clear what i've always said is where we are right now. >> -- someone who votes for the president's conviction? >> i was surprised and disappointed but i still think that we had great teamwork on this at a think we're in a good position going into our senate races and the presidential race with regard to this issue. there may be plenty of other issues between now and november but i think we're in pretty good shape right now. >> speaker pelosi was talk about next steps, is there a series political price to play if they don't move on after im
one of them today said he would vote to convict the president on abuse of power, mitt romney did. why is it okay for the president to ask another foreign country to investigate a political rival? >> i've been responding to you for years, and you know that what i'm here to talk about today is the political impact of this. we have completed it. we listened to the arguments. we voted. it's in the rearview mirror, and i think what's appropriate that is to come were all began, for political...
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how long is the senator romney going to be in the doghouse? >> the most important vote is the next boat. >> what is the agenda going forward into the animosity and y between the speaker and the president of the state of the union speech my biggest is as you know we have pretty different approaches to america's problems in th the hoe and senate. the senate. i think that we have a chance to do some business. i certainly hope so. we work on an infrastructure and there are even in the midst of the election some things i think we can do together and even though several of you are completely bought into the notion that they are somehow totally dysfunctional, i would point you back to the end of last year there were a number of dramatic bipartisan accomplishments in the overall spending bills at the end of the year that didn't move across the floor independently but in that bill were a huge number of priorities on both sides if they get negotiated on a bipartisan basis. look what the house passes and what we do. we have some big differences thethat w
how long is the senator romney going to be in the doghouse? >> the most important vote is the next boat. >> what is the agenda going forward into the animosity and y between the speaker and the president of the state of the union speech my biggest is as you know we have pretty different approaches to america's problems in th the hoe and senate. the senate. i think that we have a chance to do some business. i certainly hope so. we work on an infrastructure and there are even in the...
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[applause] >> i heard that mitt romney made a fairly long speech. and honestly i will address it quickly because it's irrelevant. look meant is a failed cabinet. he failed horribly. he failed badly. that was a race i have to say folks that should have been one. that was a raise that absolutely should have been won. i don't know what happened to him. he disappeared. he disappeared and i wasn't happy about it i'll be honest because i am not a fan of barack obama and that was a raise. i backed mitt romney. i backed him. you see how loyal he is. he was begging for my endorsement. i could have said job to your knees and he would have dropped to his knees. he was begging. >> and "washington post".com this is that i met ron is the human embodiment of the republican party's trump terrors. joining us from new york is philip him political reporter for the post. thank you for being with us. >> guest: of course my pleasure. >> host: your article emphasizes there's much more to mitt romney's speech than criticizing donald trump. how so? >> guest: i think it's im
[applause] >> i heard that mitt romney made a fairly long speech. and honestly i will address it quickly because it's irrelevant. look meant is a failed cabinet. he failed horribly. he failed badly. that was a race i have to say folks that should have been one. that was a raise that absolutely should have been won. i don't know what happened to him. he disappeared. he disappeared and i wasn't happy about it i'll be honest because i am not a fan of barack obama and that was a raise. i...
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host: a piece that connects mitt romney with ted kennedy, this photograph of mitt romney as governor of massachusetts son in the health care bill. the headline "kennedy's influence haunt romney's career." sang, tried to distance himself , mr. romney cannot escape senator kennedy's influence. guest: i did a piece in "mother jones" in the past for the found video ofi the bill signing ceremony. and it, mitt romney just praises ted kennedy profusely for the health care initiative. i answer -- i am sure she mentions that in this article. i am stunned that newt gingrich's campaign and a santorum's campaign have not used that in a commercial attacking mitt romney. pirelli is every conservatives nightmare to see mitt romney standing next to ted kennedy and acting like the best of friends. it is just part of this albatross that mitt romney has around his neck during his campaign. >> back to the book. utah, the so-called cable chatter. you're right -- guest: the guy is human. he knows what is going out there. he read and pretension to this stuff before he was elected to the white house and und
host: a piece that connects mitt romney with ted kennedy, this photograph of mitt romney as governor of massachusetts son in the health care bill. the headline "kennedy's influence haunt romney's career." sang, tried to distance himself , mr. romney cannot escape senator kennedy's influence. guest: i did a piece in "mother jones" in the past for the found video ofi the bill signing ceremony. and it, mitt romney just praises ted kennedy profusely for the health care...
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romney:. mitt romney comes along. this is a delicious apples to apples comparison. mitt romney has a 5400-word essay devoted to him in the "washington post," and in that essay, we learned, stop the presses here, that when he was, what, 15 or 16? he cut a boy's hair. oh, yes he did. [laughter] we learn at the very same day that barack obama switched his position on gay rights. the boy allegedly was a homosexual. ah-ha! the story is not barack obama switching his position. the point is that we have to cover mitt romney was a homophobe. nevermind this man is now deceased. his parents, his family said that story was false. this boy's family dispiewlted the story. but there was an essay about it that we had to know about romney's youth. shortly thereafter, same newspaper, 5 # 5 -- 5500 words on barack obama youth. what did we learn there? we learned he loved basketball. barack obama loved basketball. that's the theory -- i mean, that's the signature. that's the take away from his youth. this is a newspaper that would love to do muck raking, but they can't because all the
romney:. mitt romney comes along. this is a delicious apples to apples comparison. mitt romney has a 5400-word essay devoted to him in the "washington post," and in that essay, we learned, stop the presses here, that when he was, what, 15 or 16? he cut a boy's hair. oh, yes he did. [laughter] we learn at the very same day that barack obama switched his position on gay rights. the boy allegedly was a homosexual. ah-ha! the story is not barack obama switching his position. the point is...
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[laughter] president romney romney said smiling broadly, i am french. i am facts the president of france. congratulations president romney said. [laughter] lipstick contains a substance made from fish scales. [laughter] before Åland could reply, and before you could think of anything to say in the subject of lipstick manufacturing, they were approached by angela merkel of germany who looked eager to greet in newest member the g8. president romney appeared at her briefly and then said, your aunt? [laughter] your mother or quarks? >> this is angela merkel, chancellor of the federal republic of germany. chancellor merkel looked taken aback. when she regained her composure, she said to romney, i know you'll have much to add a debt crisis of the euro zone, mr. president. present from a letter the german chancellor up-and-down. i'd say you go about 140 kimber take five pounds. [laughter] am i in the ballpark? [laughter] chancellor merkel, hoping she might misunderstand the president said i believe -- excuse me, i believe the future of the euro will dominate
[laughter] president romney romney said smiling broadly, i am french. i am facts the president of france. congratulations president romney said. [laughter] lipstick contains a substance made from fish scales. [laughter] before Åland could reply, and before you could think of anything to say in the subject of lipstick manufacturing, they were approached by angela merkel of germany who looked eager to greet in newest member the g8. president romney appeared at her briefly and then said, your...
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mitt romney. he said, he was kind of stiff. and we kept looking at him saying, really? do you want to say and talk more? he said, okay, and he just talked. it was kind of clear that even after all the republican debates, all the republican primary encounters, that the people who were against mitt romney were not really fond of him still even at the convention. >> we hod john boehner tell us that he -- he said i never read those platforms. they don't -- this is after the convention -- i don't read them. get it all on one page. he said nobody reads the platform. >> he didn't realize, we did. >> what can we look for the next two weeks between now and election day? what are your anticipations. >> fasten your seatbelt. >> i think you've seen the silly rhetoric we're going to get for the next two weeks, but more than that, what you're not seeing is what is going on,. , and that is the get out the vote effort, and they're doing some done both campaigns are doing something that i don't understand. the 14-
mitt romney. he said, he was kind of stiff. and we kept looking at him saying, really? do you want to say and talk more? he said, okay, and he just talked. it was kind of clear that even after all the republican debates, all the republican primary encounters, that the people who were against mitt romney were not really fond of him still even at the convention. >> we hod john boehner tell us that he -- he said i never read those platforms. they don't -- this is after the convention -- i...
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presidential candidate mitt romney. he appeared on c-span morning program washington journal in january of this year where he took your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets.tu this is about an hour.ec >> and let me introduce you. joining us from boston. he is the co-author along with scott hellman, of a newdu biography of mitt romney.chael along with reporters from then, boston globe, four years ofll reporting into this profile ofap the presidential contender. let me ask you, of the big question about mitt romney, what is it that informs his desireisl for public office?s >> well, i great question, andit in the book we reaeslly try to explain a little h bit about the family history and about his relationship with his father who, of course, was governor of michigan, tried to run for president and drop out before the first primary in new his hampshire when he had problems.o and it is really very easy torei see a straight line there wereot he is trying to fill where hisrw father failed, not just there, o but because the shares,
presidential candidate mitt romney. he appeared on c-span morning program washington journal in january of this year where he took your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets.tu this is about an hour.ec >> and let me introduce you. joining us from boston. he is the co-author along with scott hellman, of a newdu biography of mitt romney.chael along with reporters from then, boston globe, four years ofll reporting into this profile ofap the presidential contender. let me ask you, of the big...
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mitt's father george romney was friends with sarge shriver, your dad. they were very good friends and both of those men i believe have had a ripple effect on the generation. they were extraordinary human beings but stepped outside of themselves. george romney was president of american motors and the governor of mission and -- michigan and then he ran for president. .. >> thank you for that question, bee i think our legacy is i want it to be that our grandchildren know that we, we serve others and help others. >> i also think on your facebook page i saw the annual family talent show, so a lot of fun there too. >> we have fun too. >> so i think this is going to be the last question. sorry, there's a lot here, but we're running out of time. my niece was diagnosed with multiple yes low race, is there anything she might be able to take away from your living with ms that might inspire her when she is in the hospital getting treated? >> i have another really good friend who has a child with the same, and, you know, that's really, really hard, when you see smal
mitt's father george romney was friends with sarge shriver, your dad. they were very good friends and both of those men i believe have had a ripple effect on the generation. they were extraordinary human beings but stepped outside of themselves. george romney was president of american motors and the governor of mission and -- michigan and then he ran for president. .. >> thank you for that question, bee i think our legacy is i want it to be that our grandchildren know that we, we serve...
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not many people know this better than san ann romney. marriage, children and a storybook life but then in 1988 diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and told there was no treatment and life as she knew it was over. should refuse to except that was a very first - - active first idea of massachusetts a grandmother of 23 and eight award winning equestrian and found time to found the center for neurologic diseases and now is the global embassador. the ann romney center is a major research center to find cures and treatments for alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and other devastating neurological diseases including lou gehrig's and parkinson's. and works to fuel wife giving for future generations. it is surely the epitome of an architect of change. for those that created the series period shriver was an architect of change. with entreprenuership creating programs in issuing reports with the singular goal to a finance women professionally also the leading advocate for families struggling with alzheimer's that is why it is important to her as well. p
not many people know this better than san ann romney. marriage, children and a storybook life but then in 1988 diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and told there was no treatment and life as she knew it was over. should refuse to except that was a very first - - active first idea of massachusetts a grandmother of 23 and eight award winning equestrian and found time to found the center for neurologic diseases and now is the global embassador. the ann romney center is a major research center to...
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you talk about mitt romney and you say it's not just mitt romney. there's a whole class of mitt romney's out there who do this, and to move jobs overseas when necessary. some of the most i think emotionally powerful examples you offer, for example, one is about a rubbermaid company. another about a company that makes grid, like a lock. if you tell those stories for the future of c-span, that would be great. >> the vise grip, almost all of us have apartments, houses, congress, whatever, almost everyone has one of these vice grips that is a locking pliers because it was a great invention 75 years ago. a danish immigrant in nebraska. typical innovation. he came up with this idea that you could lock things in place and that would leave the other hand free. in a little town in the middle of nebraska that instrument had been made decade after decade, refined, new products, it provided solid good jobs for people and community. send their kids to college if they want to go to college. these are not super high-paying jobs that they were solid jobs, jobs that
you talk about mitt romney and you say it's not just mitt romney. there's a whole class of mitt romney's out there who do this, and to move jobs overseas when necessary. some of the most i think emotionally powerful examples you offer, for example, one is about a rubbermaid company. another about a company that makes grid, like a lock. if you tell those stories for the future of c-span, that would be great. >> the vise grip, almost all of us have apartments, houses, congress, whatever,...
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romney. >> thank you for being willing to answer the question. the universal health care system as -- america ranks 37th. how will you improve our current health care policy, handle the profit-making centers for medical providers and would that include making health care more accessible especially for the uninsured and those with pre-existing conditions? >> i can certainly tell you i would give a lot of credit to the people in france for deciding who is the best health care system because of the people of france get real sick they come near. this is a place in the world but to get the best health care possible. i've learned a great deal about health care and realize the right place for health care to be crafted and implemented is at the state level, not the federal level. our constitution said those powers are reserved to the states of the people and yet with obamacare president obama took over health care system. wrong answer. return health care to the people of utah and let utah cracked its
romney. >> thank you for being willing to answer the question. the universal health care system as -- america ranks 37th. how will you improve our current health care policy, handle the profit-making centers for medical providers and would that include making health care more accessible especially for the uninsured and those with pre-existing conditions? >> i can certainly tell you i would give a lot of credit to the people in france for deciding who is the best health care system...
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between romney today and kennedy then. but, of course, they're not running in the same political environment. a lot has changed since. what's changed? well, this'll come as no surprise to anyone in the audience, but we live in a time today when religion matters a lot more and in different ways today in how people vote than it did in the past. certainly in 1960, but even throughout the 1970s and even up until the early 980 -- 1980s. what this graph shows you is the correlation between how frequently somebody attends religious services and whether or not they identify as a republican. going back to the 1950s all the way up to the present. and the way you interpret this is that the higher the point is on the graph, the tighter the connection between how frequently you go to church and whether or not you identify as a republican. so if really high, it means there's a really strong connection. and if it's low and below zero especially, it means there's either no connection, or maybe those who go to church are more likely to be
between romney today and kennedy then. but, of course, they're not running in the same political environment. a lot has changed since. what's changed? well, this'll come as no surprise to anyone in the audience, but we live in a time today when religion matters a lot more and in different ways today in how people vote than it did in the past. certainly in 1960, but even throughout the 1970s and even up until the early 980 -- 1980s. what this graph shows you is the correlation between how...
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>> i will start with the romney's. just like mitt romney wanted to do everything his dad did his son tag want to do everything that his dad met did. all five of his boys went to byu because he and his mom went to byu. tag lived in the same apartment that they stated when they were at byu. he got the same degrees. he works in the same business as venture capitalist. he wants to follow him into politics. the hard part is that running as a romney massachusetts is a rough go right now. his dad won the governorship but wasn't popular at the end. the presidential race didn't help that in that state so tagg doesn't really have a great place to run yet. in utah there is josh romney one of his other sons who wants to be involved in politics and right now josh romney runs his own real estate company buddies getting involved in issues like the homeless shelter in salt lake city. he backed the congressional candidates who won the state. he's often talked about as a candidate. the problem is the romney family as an ethos that you h
>> i will start with the romney's. just like mitt romney wanted to do everything his dad did his son tag want to do everything that his dad met did. all five of his boys went to byu because he and his mom went to byu. tag lived in the same apartment that they stated when they were at byu. he got the same degrees. he works in the same business as venture capitalist. he wants to follow him into politics. the hard part is that running as a romney massachusetts is a rough go right now. his...
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to my colleague senator mitt romney, you are your father's son. this week marks 54 years since the shot rang out in memphis, tennessee claim be the life of dr. martin laoser king, an american who spoke with greater moral clarity than any other in our history. the night before he died, dr. king spoke at a rally in support of the city striking sanitation workers. there was tension in the air. from the moment he set foot in memphis, he'd received a barrage of death threats. as dr. king spoke to the crowd at the mason temple, death was on his mind. he said like anybody i'd like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i'm not concerned about that now. i just want to do god's will. and he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. his next words proved prophetic. dr. king said i've looked over and i've seen the promise land. i may not get there with you, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land. ricky jones said that she thought about dr. king's prophecy when she realized the judiciary committee was voting on
to my colleague senator mitt romney, you are your father's son. this week marks 54 years since the shot rang out in memphis, tennessee claim be the life of dr. martin laoser king, an american who spoke with greater moral clarity than any other in our history. the night before he died, dr. king spoke at a rally in support of the city striking sanitation workers. there was tension in the air. from the moment he set foot in memphis, he'd received a barrage of death threats. as dr. king spoke to...
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mitt romney. not just about him but he will set the stage for our discussion of the role religion plays in politics today and this question of whether or not mitt romney's mormonism has and will present the same obstacle john f. kennedy's catholicism caused him to face in 1960. before i get into the discussion and a comparison between mitt romney and kennedy and what we can learn from these examples i want to set the stage for the overall state of religion in america and more specifically what we might think of as the state of religious tolerance in america. i will talk for a few minutes about some findings from the book mentioned in the introduction that was given that i recently published with robert putnam and title of american racing. of religion divide that unites us. this is the paperback edition which is just out today. this is not about mormons or catholics. it is about religion in general. it covers a lot of questions and themes about religion in american society but it primarily answers
mitt romney. not just about him but he will set the stage for our discussion of the role religion plays in politics today and this question of whether or not mitt romney's mormonism has and will present the same obstacle john f. kennedy's catholicism caused him to face in 1960. before i get into the discussion and a comparison between mitt romney and kennedy and what we can learn from these examples i want to set the stage for the overall state of religion in america and more specifically what...
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but these the things that mitt romney was talking about. family values between a black americans are for. when you pull black americans there are against a marriage. but jen he was talking about these things. when children are born and sustained families, intact family units, the chances of being successful, not down. so he was actually talking about things that we have yet to hear, out of the president's bauhaus' with respect to black americans and the kind of gives he would promise them. c-span: would you -- you mentioned your grandfather, and they're is a story there. grandfather -- would you give it to us? >> my grandfather on the dry cleaners. he immigrated from the west indies. i did not know i'm very long. he died when i was about four. i think it was for. muller brother had been born in my other brother was not even in this world yet my grandfather was gunned down in his dry cleaners to his place of business might to young black kids to try to rub. seventy-one. he went to reach for a gun. it was funny. i wrote about this article, th
but these the things that mitt romney was talking about. family values between a black americans are for. when you pull black americans there are against a marriage. but jen he was talking about these things. when children are born and sustained families, intact family units, the chances of being successful, not down. so he was actually talking about things that we have yet to hear, out of the president's bauhaus' with respect to black americans and the kind of gives he would promise them....
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participate or we able to interview mitt romney for "collision 2012" treachery i was. in a sense, surprisingly so. i said other people that it's not often that a losing candidate wants to sit down with reporter or a book author who basically wants to ask a lot of questions about why didn't you do this and why did you do this damn thing and why didn't you think about? he was quite gracious. we spent 90 minutes together just the two of us. he answered all my questions in that amount of time. he was i've got quite forthcoming in most areas. there was still a couple things that he was still i guess i would say processing after the election. the one in particular, peter,, was the 47% comment that surfaced in september of 2012. i think he still was coming to terms with what exactly what he had said. >> host: was one other thing people will learn by reading "collision 2012"? >> guest: i think they will learn, one thing you learn is some of the doubts that governor romney had at the very early stage before he formally announced about whether he was the right candidate. i think
participate or we able to interview mitt romney for "collision 2012" treachery i was. in a sense, surprisingly so. i said other people that it's not often that a losing candidate wants to sit down with reporter or a book author who basically wants to ask a lot of questions about why didn't you do this and why did you do this damn thing and why didn't you think about? he was quite gracious. we spent 90 minutes together just the two of us. he answered all my questions in that amount of...
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the same moment thereafter, mitt romney had the binders of women came up. what got me about that moment was the democrats and the president could point to this one act, this one piece of legislation, he didn't talk about more than that because there isn't that much more. it is easy to say republicans, women, not such an easy stew, but overall it is something and plain and simple and measurable as pay, no one in the political spectrum across-the-board has done much to -- besides you. [applause] >> let me just say there is pending legislation which republicans have blocked in the house, that is the third paycheck act. he could have brought that up. you need that second half to make easier, more practical to demand fare paying in the courts that going back to the binders which is the favorite topic, when i was governor, i got a lot of women applicants for jobs because it was the first time most people's acquaintance that there was a woman governor, so mitt romney had to go outside his network to find some women. for that much i gave him credit even though he w
the same moment thereafter, mitt romney had the binders of women came up. what got me about that moment was the democrats and the president could point to this one act, this one piece of legislation, he didn't talk about more than that because there isn't that much more. it is easy to say republicans, women, not such an easy stew, but overall it is something and plain and simple and measurable as pay, no one in the political spectrum across-the-board has done much to -- besides you. [applause]...
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the effect that we think he got advantage over romney. the extra votes were smaller than the margin, the overall margin in most faiths. maybe not in all states, but in most states. and not in enough states for it to affect the electoral college. >> host: could make romney had increases elaboration toe with the election? >> guest: we don't think that's possible. we think that the romney campaign actually made a lot of great strategic decisions and invested a lot of money in late advertising. if they were going to make up any of the advantage that barack obama had from just being the incumbent president, having a fully grown economy was worth a little bit. he was going to make it up in those last couple of weeks by just being on the air everywhere. and they really did that. they could not have purchased enough advertising to close at initial gap, that benefit that obama had from being the incumbent in a growing economy. >> host: you have some mathematical analysis in here, but then you conclude by saying that if they had run the hands the d
the effect that we think he got advantage over romney. the extra votes were smaller than the margin, the overall margin in most faiths. maybe not in all states, but in most states. and not in enough states for it to affect the electoral college. >> host: could make romney had increases elaboration toe with the election? >> guest: we don't think that's possible. we think that the romney campaign actually made a lot of great strategic decisions and invested a lot of money in late...
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romney, such a stiff. if he tries to be hip and use the lanconeaact and all that. >> trying to be hip. >> it's like watching your t parents disco. just don't try it. barack obama was such a charismatic figure and ran a pepsi generation kind of campaign. they could work back then. four years later grven st24ctural esimlo stent of young people and the prospect that going forward, a little nervil detachment about the job of the presidency could probably help mitt ro wey a little bit. >> one of the things you talk about, diversity is strength. i think dtesocrats would probady argue that case about their party. they say they have to aare wend. talk a little bit about that. have you essentially say it is a faulty argument. >> as i put iket drvert war i is sometimes a strength and sometimes not. a drvert wafied stock portfolios stronger. in many ways diversity is a source of strength. there is a reason why we have not had the homegrown islamic terrorists. we are st thply better at incorporating people in differen
romney, such a stiff. if he tries to be hip and use the lanconeaact and all that. >> trying to be hip. >> it's like watching your t parents disco. just don't try it. barack obama was such a charismatic figure and ran a pepsi generation kind of campaign. they could work back then. four years later grven st24ctural esimlo stent of young people and the prospect that going forward, a little nervil detachment about the job of the presidency could probably help mitt ro wey a little bit....
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but mitt romney's hometown newspaper the south lake tribune, the editorial praises senator romney for his decision to vote to convict. his polycom's utah college with mike lee said congratulations to president trump. i am looking forward to next five years in office. those who were voted to remove you were wrong, very wrong. and just in the last few minutes with the president and add about mitch romney, let's take a look. >> slick, slippery stealthy, mitch romney had us fooled. >> being in donald trump's magnificent hotel and having his endorsement is great. >> and try to infiltrate a secretary of state. >> donald trump is a dirty man. >> now is coverage blown and he is democrats secret. [inaudible] >> and other than tweets, we are not going to hear from the president this evening, we don't expect to anyway. we will hear from him tomorrow with a statement on the impeachment, that is coming up at noon eastern. we will have live coverage here on c-span. let's get your calls and comments. we are going to georgia to hear from david on the republican line. >> host: thanks for waiting you b
but mitt romney's hometown newspaper the south lake tribune, the editorial praises senator romney for his decision to vote to convict. his polycom's utah college with mike lee said congratulations to president trump. i am looking forward to next five years in office. those who were voted to remove you were wrong, very wrong. and just in the last few minutes with the president and add about mitch romney, let's take a look. >> slick, slippery stealthy, mitch romney had us fooled. >>...
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mitt's father george romney was friends with sarge shriver, your dad. they were very good friends and both of those men i believe have had a ripple effect on the generation. they were extraordinary human beings but stepped outside of themselves. george romney was president of american motors and the governor of mission and -- michigan and then he ran for president. .. >> >> i've think of our legacychiln is that our grandchildren no that research and help others.e >> i solvay's in annual family show. [laughter]a >> this is thest last questioni. >> my a neece was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis is abl hhere anything she can take wit away from you to inspire her ? >> six years old i never friend with a child
mitt's father george romney was friends with sarge shriver, your dad. they were very good friends and both of those men i believe have had a ripple effect on the generation. they were extraordinary human beings but stepped outside of themselves. george romney was president of american motors and the governor of mission and -- michigan and then he ran for president. .. >> >> i've think of our legacychiln is that our grandchildren no that research and help others.e >> i solvay's...
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>> let's start with romney. just like that romney wanted to do everything his dad did come his son wants to do everything but his dad did. actually all five went away because his mom went. he actually stayed in the very same apartment that a state when they were there. he has the same degree. he works in the same business and venture capital. he has covered everything and he wants to follow them into politics. the hard part is that running as a romney of massachusetts is a rough go right now. his dad won the governorship but wasn't very popular at the end. the presidential race didn't help that. so he doesn't have a good place to run. in utah. josh romney, one of his other sons that wants to be involved in politics and right now he runs his own real estate company that he is getting involved in issues like the homeless shelter and he backed a candidate and is often talked about as a candidate. the problem is that the family has an east coast that you've got to be successful in business and let your kids grow up
>> let's start with romney. just like that romney wanted to do everything his dad did come his son wants to do everything but his dad did. actually all five went away because his mom went. he actually stayed in the very same apartment that a state when they were there. he has the same degree. he works in the same business and venture capital. he has covered everything and he wants to follow them into politics. the hard part is that running as a romney of massachusetts is a rough go right...
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having said that, i think by the end of the campaign the deck was fairly well stacked against romney. it would have been a very heavy lift for him to be able to defeat the president in the end. >> host: was a significant that barack obama didn't get as many votes in 2012 as he got in 2000 a? >> guest: very significant. you have to go back to the 19th century to find a president who was reelected with a smaller percentage of the vote then when he was first elected. so i think what it said was that that -- my notion was 2008 was a historic campaign for all the reasons we know and there was i think a feeling that the country might be able to move past it period a very divisive politics, and we saw in the subsequent four years that was not the case in many ways we were more divided and by 2012, you know i think those divisions were so clear that it was going to be much more difficult for the president to achieve the high watermark that he had gotten in 2008. >> host: is did mitt romney participate or were you able to interview for collision 2012? >> guest: i was in surprisingly so. i've s
having said that, i think by the end of the campaign the deck was fairly well stacked against romney. it would have been a very heavy lift for him to be able to defeat the president in the end. >> host: was a significant that barack obama didn't get as many votes in 2012 as he got in 2000 a? >> guest: very significant. you have to go back to the 19th century to find a president who was reelected with a smaller percentage of the vote then when he was first elected. so i think what it...
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but romney was actually right on that point. the white house wanted to leave troops there and failed to get a deal and then did a complete pullout at the end of last year and the president proclaimed as a victory because it was so complete. even though that wasn't what his administration had asked for. >> josh, when you are doing these stories after every debate you write about the fact checking. how do you pick out the lines that you were going to fact check and how did you determine, you know, in the hour that you have for the two hours that you are naturally going to file what are the biggest waters that need to seize on and you need to expose for their readers the following day? we try not to repeat exactly the ones that we've done before. and you look at the debate where one or the other candidate says we have a transcript or something along those lines. that's always a signal that one side or the other things the have the one in a factual error and that is something that grabs our attention. and then at politico what we tr
but romney was actually right on that point. the white house wanted to leave troops there and failed to get a deal and then did a complete pullout at the end of last year and the president proclaimed as a victory because it was so complete. even though that wasn't what his administration had asked for. >> josh, when you are doing these stories after every debate you write about the fact checking. how do you pick out the lines that you were going to fact check and how did you determine,...
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were mitt romney by the way not one bit of coverage of 47% in may. there was a fund-raising event but nobody pulled the story in may. not until the video popped up that came back into the process. >> host: what politicians have made mistakes in the past better fatal? >> working backwards, rick perry wants to be the republican nominee he says i will cut them this way but cannot remember which department he was not ready for prime time. elizabeth dole came to speak. she did not realize it was a conference with civilians. it was aimed at the midshipmen. she was talking over their head. she misinterpreted a question. she did very good at the republican convention she had restive speech and somebody asked a question if she would send her son to bosnia. to bolster her policy position. you could almost see the regret to that they never had fairchild. she said we have never had a child. the next day they said she is not ready for the campaign trail she is talking personal then within three weeks the campaign folded. michael dukakis. when he was asked about w
were mitt romney by the way not one bit of coverage of 47% in may. there was a fund-raising event but nobody pulled the story in may. not until the video popped up that came back into the process. >> host: what politicians have made mistakes in the past better fatal? >> working backwards, rick perry wants to be the republican nominee he says i will cut them this way but cannot remember which department he was not ready for prime time. elizabeth dole came to speak. she did not...
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senator romney says join the club and i agree. let's join the club and not spend twice as much per capita on healthcare as the canadians, as the british, as the french. let's join that club and guarantee healthcare to all b people rather than making the insurance companies billions of profits every single year. senator romney says join the club, and i agree we should join the club in terms of education.r germinate today and other countries around the world make sure they are young people go to their colleges and universities tuition free so they do not have to leave school today, 50, or $100,000 in debt. let's join the club. let's do it germany and other countries are doing which makes imminentin sense in every sensef the word. let's guarantee the right of all of ourdl kids regardless of ther income to get a higher education. let's join the club. and there is another club that i think we might want to join among many others. we are the only major country, virtually the only country on earth that does not guarantee a family and med
senator romney says join the club and i agree. let's join the club and not spend twice as much per capita on healthcare as the canadians, as the british, as the french. let's join that club and guarantee healthcare to all b people rather than making the insurance companies billions of profits every single year. senator romney says join the club, and i agree we should join the club in terms of education.r germinate today and other countries around the world make sure they are young people go to...
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i really hope mitt romney doesn't write because he will never beat obama at it. obama has visited college campuses more often than a red old delivery truck and romney is -- he's not a nerd but he is such a stiff that if he tries to use the lingo and all that kind of stuff -- >> host: trying to be hip. >> guest: was like watching your parents disco. it's just uncomfortable. don't tried and i think this election cycle he is an okay place in this regard because while young people were incredibly susceptible to this nonsense in 2008 because everyone was so fed up with george bush and barack obama was such a charismatic figure and sort of the pepsi generation kind of campaign, it would work back then but four years later the young people given the prospect that they have going forward, think a little sort of nerdy detachment about the job of the presidency will probably help that romney a little bit. >> host:>> host: one of the thiu talk about too, a clichÉ heard on college campuses, diversity is strength and i think democrats would probably argue that case too about
i really hope mitt romney doesn't write because he will never beat obama at it. obama has visited college campuses more often than a red old delivery truck and romney is -- he's not a nerd but he is such a stiff that if he tries to use the lingo and all that kind of stuff -- >> host: trying to be hip. >> guest: was like watching your parents disco. it's just uncomfortable. don't tried and i think this election cycle he is an okay place in this regard because while young people were...
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from mitt romney. [applause] it says i throw a good curveball. >> we have some questions on the screens in front of us that you have twitter theed in. we will go from there. >> what is the most sought-after demographic group this election. terribly inappropriate if the line from blazing saddles which i won't repeat the whole line. whites and independent women are the key in this election. both campaigns fighting like crazy for them. that is the most important democratic group. if a northern virginia and ohio and suburban philadelphia and markets across the country. >> that is where the election will come down to and those people a feeling cross pressured very much on one hand, feeling tough times from the economic front. on the other hand they look at the social and cultural policies of the republicans and brings them back toward the democratic side. they care about education, environmental issues. that is where democrats have a way in to them. it remains a very tough subgroup. >> if you take a look pu
from mitt romney. [applause] it says i throw a good curveball. >> we have some questions on the screens in front of us that you have twitter theed in. we will go from there. >> what is the most sought-after demographic group this election. terribly inappropriate if the line from blazing saddles which i won't repeat the whole line. whites and independent women are the key in this election. both campaigns fighting like crazy for them. that is the most important democratic group. if a...
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romney said, with all these fat cats, romney told them how he really felt. how he really felt is that 47% of americans don't matter. so, i am going to bring to the stage in just a minute president bill clinton. [cheers and applause] the history books are already saying one of the presidents this country has ever had. a man i can vouch for this is watch where the disloyalty. i so admire him. one of the great honors of my life is to be able to stand by his side as i did for eight years, working with him to make america great. and what we are working on now with president obama is to return america to the series, where we are economically viable, socially viable and progress is being made. we are not where we need to be. but with your help, president obama will carry that ball back to where it was before bush took office. [applause] in addition to calling the president appear in just a minute, i'm going to call shelley berkley. shelley berkley i need. the united states senate needs shelley berkley. [cheers and applause] the united states of america needs shelle
romney said, with all these fat cats, romney told them how he really felt. how he really felt is that 47% of americans don't matter. so, i am going to bring to the stage in just a minute president bill clinton. [cheers and applause] the history books are already saying one of the presidents this country has ever had. a man i can vouch for this is watch where the disloyalty. i so admire him. one of the great honors of my life is to be able to stand by his side as i did for eight years, working...
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to my colleague senator mitt romney, you are your father's side. this week marks 54 years since he shot rang out in memphis tennessee claiming the life of doctor martin luther king. an american who spoke with greater moral clarity than nearly any other in our history. : : city striking : he said like anybody i'd like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i'm not concerned about that now. i just want to do god's will. and he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. his next words proved prophetic. dr. king said i've looked over and i've seen the promise land. and i've seen the promised land.i've seen the promised i may not get there with you but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. ricky jones said she thought about that when she realized the judiciary committee was voting on judge jackson's nomination on the anniversary of doctor king's death. it felt like a prophecy had come to pass. doctor king didn't make it to the promised land but judge jackson's ascension brings us closer to that for place. i
to my colleague senator mitt romney, you are your father's side. this week marks 54 years since he shot rang out in memphis tennessee claiming the life of doctor martin luther king. an american who spoke with greater moral clarity than nearly any other in our history. : : city striking : he said like anybody i'd like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i'm not concerned about that now. i just want to do god's will. and he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. his next words...
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romney's not going to ask any of us to be secretary of hhs. [laughter] but i just can't understand why mr. romney will not say i thought it was a good idea for massachusetts, we have the evidence, and it's not good, so i made a mistake and, therefore, but he won't do that. but that's what makes it very frightening. so i'm going to buy an old ship, not the one that crashed off the italian coast. i'm going to set up my liberty ship, and we can all get our health care on my liberty ship. [laughter] >> i would also like to underscore what mr. shad dig said, this is why it is so critical that congress gets it right this summer. it will set an important tone on where the future of the health care system should go if health care law can get repealed. and i will say, also, that it should be a cohesive plan and not just a kind of alphabet soup of everyone's idea that makes no sense. i think we need to be able to explain to the american people, as has been done in this book and heritage's plan on saving the american dream and everyone else has their own
romney's not going to ask any of us to be secretary of hhs. [laughter] but i just can't understand why mr. romney will not say i thought it was a good idea for massachusetts, we have the evidence, and it's not good, so i made a mistake and, therefore, but he won't do that. but that's what makes it very frightening. so i'm going to buy an old ship, not the one that crashed off the italian coast. i'm going to set up my liberty ship, and we can all get our health care on my liberty ship....
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romney ran. he had all alliances, people for him, and he had a strong ground game, more money, hard money and soft money, more super pack money, out spent newt gingrich tremendously with all of the negative ads, and when i say "negative ads," i don't mean nasty, but they were negative. he had everything. about half the votes in now, and you can see what happened there, susan. it's a four-person race, romney gets about almost half the vote with almost 50%. newt gingrich is closer to 30% with rick santorum and ron paul getting about 20% between them, so it's a kind of -- it's the kind of election results where there's not one thing. he really overrealmed the field. >> carl will be with us until the canal dates come out -- candidates come out, and romney and newt gingrich will be at his head quarters at 9 p.m. eastern time, and what can you expect, carl, to hear from newt gingrich tonight? how will he take the double digit likely loss and present it to his followers 1234 >> susan, you know, we've se
romney ran. he had all alliances, people for him, and he had a strong ground game, more money, hard money and soft money, more super pack money, out spent newt gingrich tremendously with all of the negative ads, and when i say "negative ads," i don't mean nasty, but they were negative. he had everything. about half the votes in now, and you can see what happened there, susan. it's a four-person race, romney gets about almost half the vote with almost 50%. newt gingrich is closer to...
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called "the real romney." allah with reporters from "thei boston globe" have four years of reporting in today's profile of y,e presidential contender.romne michael kranish, let me ask you the most -- i guess the bigearsr ctendion about that romney. what is it that animates or informs his desire for publicyoa office? >> guest: well, suzanne, that for public office?n. >> well, susan, that's a great question. in the book, we try to explain a bit about the family history and about his relationship with his father, george romney, who of course was governor of michigan, tried to run for president and dropped out before the first primary in new hampshire when he had problems. it's really very easy to see straight line there, mitt is trying to fulfill where his father failed, not just to succeed, but because he shares some of the same ambitions. he has a calling for public service as he sees it. he's been thinking about this from an early age, as a teenager, he was following his father around when his father was runni
called "the real romney." allah with reporters from "thei boston globe" have four years of reporting in today's profile of y,e presidential contender.romne michael kranish, let me ask you the most -- i guess the bigearsr ctendion about that romney. what is it that animates or informs his desire for publicyoa office? >> guest: well, suzanne, that for public office?n. >> well, susan, that's a great question. in the book, we try to explain a bit about the family...